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Attached will be found a letter fromi Capt. Wenger,
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required to negotiate this transaction.
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Memorandum for D i r e c t o r , Communications Branch*
Subject;

Request for ROCKEX Cipher Devices.

1.
During t h e r e c e n t U.S.-Canadian Technical Conference
sub-committee nCn discussed the need for a d d i t i o n a l '•ROCKEX11 equipments for use by AFS&amp;. i n the COMINT exchange among Canada, U.K., and
the U.S. The Canadian representatives indicated t h a t they had an ^ ^ ^
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meet AFS&amp;'s requirements.
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Accordingly, i t would be g r e a t l y appreciated i f CB
could supply iJFSfii with s i x complete EOCKEX equipments t o a s s i s t in
meeting the COMINT exchange requirements.
FOR THE COORDINATOR OF JOINT OEER&amp;TIONS

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